A physiological study of the system of self-governance adolescent males would devise if left to their own.
Review:
I wish I could just say: "go read the damn book" it isn't a long book, it would only take an afternoon for a fast reader to get through. But, that isn't much of a review so here goes nothing. The characters are all really thought out and you feel for each and every one of them as the power among them continually shifts. The scenery and vocabulary used to decribe it (and the boys) are both brilliant. The plot, while simple, is brilliantly used to allegorize the way men turn on each other and are granted even more power for doing so. Leadership is a terrible thing. I think everyone should read this at some point. I, myself got way more out of it when I re-read it as an adult than I did reading it for grade ten English (I think it was grade ten, I might be off by a year).
10/10
10/10
"Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us."
"We did everything adults would do. What went wrong?"
"The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream."
"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything."
If you enjoyed this I recommend:
Brave New World - Huxley
1984 - Orwell
Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck
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